The Indian Chief is a lead mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 6,719 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,719 Feet (2,048 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 39.98778, -112.72750
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Indian Chief MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Indian Chief
Secondary: Yellow Jacket
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Erickson District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Fault Fissure (N 70 W, 65 N)
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: SORTED ORE: 60 - 70 % PB, 8 - 14 OZ/TON AG
Materials
Ore: Lead
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Deposit): WORKINGS LIES CLOSE TO FAULT
Comment (Workings): THREE INCLINE SHAFTS
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: FOOTWALL OF FAULT: GRAY DOLOMITE OVERLYING BLACK LIMESTONE. HANGING WALL OF FAULT: BLACK DENSE LIMESTONE.
References
Reference (Deposit): BUTLER,B.S. AND OTHERS, 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 111, P. 455-456.
Reference (Deposit): HEYL,A.V., 1963, OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE U.S.: USGS BULL. 1135-B
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. COMP. DATE, 03-21-1958
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